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Monday, November 20, 2017

Diverse Character - X + Y + Z

INTRODUCTION:

There’s been a lot of talk about adding diverse characters to fictional books. Most of the time, this is about including people of color if you’re a Caucasian writer, but all writers can add diverse characters to their books. And why stop at race? In this series, I’m going to list all sorts of diverse characters.

Note: I'm not knowledgeable about all types of people, so I'm skipping my usual tips in favor of letting others share their knowledge. See below

**I won't be able to list them all, so here's a list of ethnic groups...with a list of even more lists at the bottom of the page. lol

Here are the diverse characters for X:

Individuals with Xanthocyanopsy (only see blue and yellow)Individuals with Xanthopsia (objects appear yellow)Xenophobics (Individuals with the fear or strangers or foreigners)

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ZulusZoroastriansYakuts (a Turkic people who live in Siberia)Yazidis (a Kurdish sub-group with their own religion)People with xanthocyanopsy (a type of color-blindness in which only blue and yellow can be distinguised)People with xanthopsia (color vision deficiency where objects appear mostly yellow)